“Besides the impact on the people and families who lost those jobs, the February job losses are almost sure to have an impact on payroll witholdings in March, which will drag down individual income tax collections. And without those payrolls flowing into people’s pocketbooks, it’s unlikely that sales tax revenues will come in as projected either. “But that may not be the worst of the story. Budget and tax analysts in the Legislature’s nonpartisan Research Department have been saying all year that the months to worry about are yet to come: April, May and June, which make up...
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Three file for Kansas legislature in Leavenworth County
“More people have filed for state legislative offices in districts that represent portions of Leavenworth County. “Jeff Pittman, Leavenworth, and Debbie Deere, Lansing, recently announced they have filed as candidates for the Kansas House of Representatives. And Bill Hutton, rural Basehor, announced Friday that he has filed for the Kansas Senate. All three are Democrats.” Read more here: http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20160319/NEWS/160319311/SHARED/160319311...
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Leave a Comment Reflections of Dinah Sykes on walk to Topeka
This past weekend I completed a trek of 60 miles from Merriam, Kansas to Topeka, Kansas. People who thought I was crazy when I filed to run for a political office now know it. Who in their right mind would set out to walk 60 miles? Well I have had more than enough time to contemplate this question and here is a long answer. In 2013, my youngest son was in 2nd grade. I was the PTA president. I, along with other parents, was concerned when my son’s class had 30 students. Thirty students was a wake-up call...
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Leave a Comment JOCO leaders need to speak out on ongoing problems
“And Johnson County’s top politicians and business leaders need to take a cue from Gerlach and speak out more often about the ongoing problems that Brownback and the Legislature are creating in Topeka.” Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/joco-913/joco-opinion/article66635587.html....
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